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An Ode to Trailer Park Boys. Top Story - January 2021.
When the sepia-toned ariel footage of Nova Scotia’s most infamous trailer park begins to roll with the dreamy lilting piano chord theme carrying on through it, I feel my heart skip a beat. Trailer Park Boys, a cult classic mockumentary à la The Office but Canadian, raunchier, and subjectively better, is a nod to the working class and the antics of blue-collar buddies just getting by. But it’s also casually progressive, especially for a show born in the early aughts when being an out gay couple in a conservative-leaning proletariat class was an anomaly. And it’s where the now-famed star of such blockbuster hits as The Umbrella Academy, Juno, and Inception, Elliot Page, got their start. TPB, as it is affectionately abbreviated, has brought a sense of simplicity and comic relief to the trenches of mundanity and daily struggles of the working class.
By Aj Slepian6 years ago in Geeks
Courage The Cowardly Dog
Forthrightly, I am not so big on watching television shows like I was when I was a kid. In my younger days, I would watch television nonstop after school until bedtime. Now, as an adult with interesting goals, things have changed. When I am using the television, I normally watch informative or self-help videos on YouTube. However, I have been watching certain television shows that pique my interest.
By Leona Valentine6 years ago in Geeks
The joy of a guilty pleasure
Like so many people I have had my secret guilty pleasures, shows that I loved to watch all by myself. Shows that didn't teach me anything or bring any real substance to my life. Just things that I could put on and get lost in a world of drama and craziness. Like so many out there for so long it was reality TV. And all the ones that make no sense. You know the ones where you watch them and think what is wrong with you people, where did you come from and why am I even watching this. I loved to watch Jersey Shore and Duck Dynasty. I would watch them and somehow feel better about my own choices and my life, even though it still was not the best. Of course the real housewives would always suck me in. I would watch every season and every version religiously. For some reason I felt like I was invested in these stories and in their crazy and outrageous lives. In times when I felt lonely or bored with my own life, I knew that I still had these crazy shows that I could get my drama fill in. Even when my life seemed boring and routine. What I have learned over time is that when you are bored with your life, caught up in your day to day, sometimes you need some excitement. Unable to get some then it is nice to be able to get it from these crazy shows.
By Talara Nolan6 years ago in Geeks
What Makes NBC’s "The Good Place" so Forking Binge-able?
1. At its heart, The Good Place is a feel-good show. “Okay homies, you’re sad. I can tell ’cause you have the same looks on your faces that my teachers did whenever I raised my hand in class. But let’s be happy.” – Jason Mendoza, The Good Place (Season 4, Episode 13)
By Kelsey Aebi6 years ago in Geeks
The Euphoria Special Episodes: Which One Was Better?
In 2020, I met up with Euphoria casting assistant, Alan Scott Neal, three times. The first time was in person around mid-March, at a little NYC space called The Acting and Voice Studios. Euphoria was all anyone could talk about. Casting calls were released for several new characters, and the show would start shooting by the end of the month. Alan concluded our class saying, "I'm flying to California for the first time tomorrow!" From pictures released a few days later, it was clear he had attended the Euphoria Season 2 table read. If not that, he had another Euphoria duty to attend to. He was a busy man.
By Kathryn Milewski6 years ago in Geeks
An Ancient Game and an Even More Decrepit Perspective
2020 was a rough year for all of us - but especially for new content releases. With the erratic stops and starts of production all over the world matched with the need for all to stay inside since March, by June, many of us had burned through all that Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon Prime and Disney+ have to offer. When there is a new release – be it film or show – it is consumed swiftly, whether good, bad, or ugly. Most have disappointed, but we watch anyway, in horror and I personally, have stopped getting my hopes up.
By Elizabeth Burch-Hudson6 years ago in Geeks
P-Valley's The Pynk is More Than a Strip Club (Part One)
Content Warning: Brief mentions of addiction and child sex trafficking At the center of the 2020 Starz drama series, P-Valley, is a strip club called the Pynk in a small Mississippi town called Chucalissa. Through the examination of its integral role in the town, the season explores the effect of religious morals on a fractured family relationship, and the destructive consequences of respectability politics.
By Danielle Fraser6 years ago in Geeks
My Top 5 Favorite Netflix Shows That Will Take You Back in Time
In a time when many find themselves with nothing but time, I find myself watching a lot of television. I consider myself to be quite the connoisseur with regards to the variety of TV that I watch, ranging in genres such as true crime, fantasy, romance, comedy, and much more. In order to keep things fresh and properly enjoy each individual show, I have developed a system of watching different genres on a rotation. This enables me to come into the plot with a fresh perspective that isn't bias based on the previous show I finished. A great example of this is how just the other week my mother and I binge-watched the newest season of "Wentworth" a tv show based on a woman's prison, only to switch over to a new one of our new favorites "Schitt's Creek" which is a comedy of a once rich family who lost everything and is now living in a small rural town in the middle of nowhere. To summarise you can trust me as a reliable source that the next 5 shows I will be listing off are some of the best historical fiction you can find on Netflix.
By Victoria Cook6 years ago in Geeks
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2 Episode 2 Power Ranking
Let me start off by giving what may be a controversial (yet brave) opinion: this season of Drag Race UK is far more compelling to me than the Drag Race U.S. season that's currently airing. I think international Drag Race (at least the English language seasons) has yet to miss. The first seasons of Drag Race UK and Canada's Drag Race were some of my favorite seasons ever, and with this season already being amazing and Drag Race Down Under coming later this year, I think Drag Race U.S. could have some competition.
By Bryce Bailey6 years ago in Geeks
